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The biopharmaceutical industry has been evolving rapidly. During the turbulent period spanning 2019 to 2021, amid the upheaval caused by the covid pandemic, it emerged as a focal point of global discourse. Biopharmaceuticals are drugs and therapies synthesized from living organisms, which includes vaccines, biologics, biosimilars and evolving therapies like cell and gene therapies.

J&J and AstraZeneca shots that were later pulled from the market, contain a component that can trigger blood clots in genetically susceptible individuals, scientists reported Wednesday in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers are now aiming to identify the specific component and attempt to remove it through genetic engineering, the report said.

GSK plc on Wednesday announced positive data from the phase III trial which followed participants for up to approximately 11 years following initial vaccination with Shingrix.

Maharashtra has identified 91 cases of the new Covid-19 Omicron subvariant KP.2, which has exceeded the previously prevalent JN.1 variant and is currently the main cause of infections in various countries. Pune recorded the highest number of KP.2 cases at 51, with Thane following closely behind with 20 cases, a TOI report stated. Maharashtra initially identified cases of the KP.2 variant in January. By March and April, it had become the dominant strain in the region. Dr. Rajesh Karyakarte, who is the genome sequencing coordinator for the state, observed that although there has been an increase in cases, there has not been a corresponding rise in hospitalizations or severe cases. The small increase in cases seen by the state in March, averaging around 250 detections, is probably a result of the transmission of the KP.2 variant, which originated from JN.1, the prevalent Covid strain at the end of 2023. Apart from Pune and Thane, seven cases were reported in Amravati and Aurangabad. Solapur had two cases, and Ahmednagar, Nashik, Latur, and Sangli each had one case of the KP.2 variant. It is notable that there were no cases reported from Mumbai.

Farmers' loans will be waived and Minimum Support Price will be guaranteed, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Tuesday while addressing an election meeting in Jalaun, where he sought votes for party candidate Narayan Das Ahirwar. He also attacked the BJP alleging it did nothing for the state despite being in power for the past 10 years. «The people of Bundelkhand overwhelmingly voted for the BJP. For the last 10 years, they (BJP) have been the MPs and their government is there. The Uttar Pradesh government has been in power for seven years. This government did not give anything to the people of Bundelkhand, especially Orai, Jalaun and Kalpi. The government in Delhi (Centre) and the Uttar Pradesh government did nothing for the development of this place,» he said. «The people of Bundelkhand have made up their mind that they will teach a lesson to those who have cheated them,» he added.

At a time when the world is grappling with shifting global narratives and macroeconomic challenges, India is experiencing a remarkable transformation. Strong demand, resilient supply chains, relentless innovation, rapid digitization at scale, energetic entrepreneurship and a conducive policy-and-investment climate are shaping a new wave of global optimism over India. From governments across Europe and the US to power centres in the Global South, India’s name resonates in discussions on alliances and strategic partnerships.

pharma giant Pfizer, recently claimed that ‘I am not suicidal’ and if anything happens to her the government and Big Pharma are to blame. The news is concerning as it comes only days after demise of the second Boeing whistleblower. McAtee posted a video on X where she is seen saying, "Hello everybody.

Novavax Inc. shares surged after the company signed a $1.2 billion licensing agreement with Sanofi that includes commercializing a combined Covid-19 and flu shot. Novavax will receive $500 million in upfront payments as well as a further $700 million if all development, regulatory and launch milestones are met, according to a statement Friday. Novavax, which will receive tiered royalties on any vaccine sales, said Sanofi is also taking a minority equity stake of about 5% in the US company.

PTI reported. Tarun Kothari, a radiologist and activist, criticized the government's approach at the presser, and said, "The government has wholly ignored the rising number of cases of tragic deaths post-Covid vaccination all the while and continues to promote Covid vaccines as 'safe and effective', without scientific investigation and invoking epidemiology," he said, as quoted by PTI.

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AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. At a press conference, the doctors, under the banner of the Awaken India Movement (AIM), urged the government to review the science behind all Covid vaccines and audit their commercialisation as well as implementation of active surveillance and monitoring mechanism to ensure vaccine adverse events are identified as early as possible. «The government has wholly ignored the rising number of cases of tragic deaths post-Covid vaccination all the while and continues to promote Covid vaccines as 'safe and effective', without scientific investigation and invoking epidemiology,» Dr Tarun Kothari, a radiologist and an activist, said at the press conference. The world is learning about a side effect of the Covid vaccine called Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), he said.

A virus that can turn a raccoon into a “zombie” has been raging for years, with outbreaks reported in many parts of Canada.

children in India who are eligible for measles vaccination have received none of the recommended double-dose, signalling a «concerning gap» in immunisation coverage, a new study has found. The findings showed that zero-dose cases were high in the northeastern states, with Nagaland reporting the greatest share at 26 per cent. Tamil Nadu was found to report the lowest at 4.6 per cent. Researchers from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi investigated previously overlooked critical aspects of measles vaccination, focusing on zero-doses, partially vaccinated, and those fully immunised. They analysed data of over 43,000 children aged 2-3 years, collected through the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5). The team found that close to 30 per cent of the eligible children have received only one measles-containing vaccine (MCV1), while about 60 per cent have been fully immunised (MCV2). The findings are published in the journal Vaccine.

National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) by researchers has found that more than one in nine eligible children nationally did not get any dose of the measles vaccine in the 2019-21 period, and that nearly 30 per cent received just a single dose, ToI reported on May 9. A relook at the survey data was necessitated by instances of repeated measles outbreaks after the COVID-19 pandemic, the report by (by Rema Nagarajan) said. The researchers involved in the relook were from health ministry's immunisation division, Banaras Hindu University and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled

AstraZeneca, after the drugmaker initiated a worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, while investors awaited the Bank of England's interest rate verdict. By 07:07 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 edged up 0.4% at 8,345.31 to climb another all-time peak. Also Read | ITC, HDFC Bank, Paytm among 300 BSE 500 stocks that are over 10% below their 52-week highs.

Kerala in a month. As per media reports, mumps cases have been reported in the Delhi-NCR region. Apart from this, the report added that some cases of mumps were also reported in Maharashtra and Telangana.

AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorizations within Europe.

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat Smriti Irsaid that people in the constituency have understood that development is possible when the leader has good character and the government has clarity in its policies. «The people of Amethi have accepted me as their family. I am a voter in Amethi now. The people have understood that if the government is clear with its policy and the leader has good character, then a lot of development is possible in very little time,» Smriti Irani told ANI here on Monday. «The Congress leadership is preparing to conduct an analysis of their loss in Amethi after the declaration of the results,» she added.

Doctors are rallying around an audacious goal: eliminating a cancer for the first time. Cervical cancer rates in the U.S. have dropped by more than half since the 1970s.

Omicron's JN.1 lineage, is rapidly replacing the previous variant, Eris, in the US, the UK, New Zealand, and South Korea, according to experts. Variants KP.2 and KP 1.1, considered more infectious than previous Omicron variants, are causing concern. However, experts believe the symptoms remain the same. KP.2 has taken over the JN.1 variant in the US. Health authorities note that even though the cases of hospitalization are low, the number of infections is expected to rise as temperatures rise across the country. What is New Covid-19 Variant FLiRT?